Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

	2017			2016			2015
Sales:
Global components	$	18,330,456		$	15,408,839		$	14,405,793
Global ECS	8,482,052			8,416,422			8,876,227
Consolidated	$	26,812,508		$	23,825,261		$	23,282,020
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	801,027		$	686,466		$	649,396
Global ECS	445,081			441,803			424,063
Corporate (a)	(317,658		)	(269,730		)	(248,977		)
Consolidated	$	928,450		$	858,539		$	824,482

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $91,294, $73,602, and $68,765 in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively, as well as an impairment on assets held for sale of $21,000 in 2017.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, at December 31 are as follows:

	2017		2016
Global components	$	10,229,168	$	8,360,926
Global ECS	5,430,217		5,053,172
Corporate	803,424		792,268
Consolidated	$	16,462,809	$	14,206,366

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas Table [Text Block]

Sales, by geographic area, for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

	2017		2016		2015
Americas (b)	$	12,408,383	$	11,442,690	$	11,721,528
EMEA	7,673,348		6,772,685		6,788,738
Asia/Pacific	6,730,777		5,609,886		4,771,754
Consolidated	$	26,812,508	$	23,825,261	$	23,282,020

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $11,321,917, $10,501,131, and $10,761,932 in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.

Net property, plant, and equipment, by geographic area, is as follows:

	2017		2016
Americas (c)	$	688,637	$	631,386
EMEA	108,232		90,834
Asia/Pacific	41,606		34,079
Consolidated	$	838,475	$	756,299

(c) Includes net property, plant, and equipment related to the United States of $683,988 and $626,964 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively